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Maptaput factory under fire for covering up fatal explosion
Executives at a Maptaput tin factory are under fire for allegedly covering up a fatal explosion for more than a week. Maptaput Industrial Estate...
Marine Corps celebrates 58th anniversary
The Royal Thai Marines marked its 58th anniversary with a ceremony in Sattahip. The Royal Thai Navy’s Adm. Surasak Rungrerngrom presided over the July...
Koh Samet oil spill effects to be felt for weeks
Cleanup workers frantically fight a losing battle, trying to keep oil from ruining Ao Prao beach in front of Le Vimarn Cottages & Spa...
Lottery vendor returns lost wallet
An Amnat Charoen man scored an unexpected lottery-related win, not by hitting the lucky numbers, but finding a ticket agent willing to return his...
Nong Nooch offers 5,000 baht to name new elephant
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is offering 5,000 baht and an overnight hotel stay to the person who names the elephant park’s latest arrival. ...
Four male family members arrested for five year’s of sexual abuse...
The father, grandfather and two uncles of a Bang Saray girl have been arrested for allegedly raping the child for the past five years....
Superstitious Bang Saray locals mistake homeless man for ghost
A homeless man seen eating offerings left at a Bang Saray shrine scared superstitious neighbors who believed he was a ghost looking to be...
Fugitive in 2004 Kamphaeng Phet robbery captured in Sattahip
A man wanted for armed robbery in Kamphaeng Phet was finally jailed after police in the northern province discovered he’d been hiding out in...
Sattahip police arrest final suspect in fatal June shooting
Sattahip police have arrested the final suspect wanted for the June shooting death of a Khet Udomsak fireman and injury of another rival outside...
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Thailand, the “Sick Man of Asia”?
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From time to time, Thailand is described in foreign commentary as the sick man of Asia a...
Pattaya Deputy Mayor inspects school lunch program, reaffirms focus on student nutrition and well-being
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat led a site visit to Pattaya City School 8 to inspect the city’s school lunch program, underscoring...
Pattaya tightens grip on beach and Walking Street order as Deputy Mayor demands strict...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is stepping up efforts to restore order and protect its tourism image, as Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijjakarn chaired a...
Vietnamese man arrested at Suvarnabhumi with rhino horns in wildlife trafficking bust
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai authorities arrested a 36-year-old Vietnamese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday after an X-ray scan revealed six rhinoceros horns weighing...
Chonburi residents demand vote recount, vow to escalate protests over transparency concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand – A growing crowd of local residents gathered at the Chonburi Municipality Stadium on Tuesday, demanding a recount of the Constituency 1...